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It's hard to underestimate the challenges faced by the 5.5 million Americans between 16 and 24 years old who aren't in school and aren't working. They're disproportionately non-white, overwhelmingly poor, live far away from large employers and often have their own kids to take care of. Over the past few years, attention and resources have poured into helping these "disconnected" youth, as they're often called — there's a White House initiative, a wealth of reports, a massive coalition of non-profits and foundations devoted to figuring out how to help. And the number of disconnected youth has fallen since the height of the recession. Still...

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